Federal lawsuit accuses Bexar County of refusing to pay military services employees overtime

A lawsuit filed in federal court accuses Bexar County officials of misclassifying employees in its Military and Veterans Services office then refusing to pay them years of overtime wages.

The suit, filed April 9 and brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act, claims that Veterans Affairs claims counselors working for the county routinely worked more than 40 hours per week and were not compensated for those extra hours.

The suit was filed by Moses Lozano, a former VA claims counselor for the county, and claims that he is one of five employees who were misclassified.